Various photographs and videos of kestrel nest activity at our house in the Vosges, France
The kestrels first nested here in 2021. Kestrels returned in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; they successfully raised chicks in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2025.
On 20 March 2024 the female had a two-hour fight with a young female (see video). In April the female started laying but a visiting young male caused problems. Eventually a record 11 eggs were laid! The female continued sitting on the eggs intermittently but no eggs hatched and the female left on 28 June
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The kestrels first nested here in 2021. Kestrels returned in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; they successfully raised chicks in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2025.
On 20 March 2024 the female had a two-hour fight with a young female (see video). In April the female started laying but a visiting young male caused problems. Eventually a record 11 eggs were laid! The female continued sitting on the eggs intermittently but no eggs hatched and the female left on 28 June